Hey Mazzy, thank you for the kind shout-out. I WISH I played in the Philadelphia Orchestra, hell I've never even been to Philadelphia.... maybe someday. Envious of that John Cage record, I need more of his stuff on vinyl. I had a theory professor in my undergrad who told our class a story once about the Met Premiere of Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach. Apparently John Cage showed up with a pillow, laid down in the aisle, and took a nap during the performance. Afterwords Philip Glass said "Only John Cage truly understands my music!" I absolutely love John Adams and his poignant topical works. I actually was at the opening night of Death of Klighoffer at the met opera back when I lived in new york. There was a huge crowd of protestors outside, one lady on a megaphone was on a long rant that somehow included comparing the New York Times to Joseph Goebbels... Inside some of the protestors had tickets and shouted down the singers and dancers (in the first act at least, most of them were gone by intermission). Have you ever heard Dr. Atomic? That's another one of his works I really enjoy.
Of course I realized I said Philly but was thinking Phoenix. OY. I remember reading about all the Klinghoffer protests. Yeah I was exposed to many of these 20th century composers because of Kronos as I’ve seen them countless times and have most of their CDs. If I ever make another video like this, you should be on camera simply translating what I’m trying to convey about the music and of course the correct pronunciations. It can be a modernist conception performance piece. Or I just show thirty copies of Sgt Pepper while you show different classical albums. Stay well ✌🏻
@@poetryonplastic oh right. I’ve never heard it myself but remember when it debut in San Francisco. Oppenheimer story. In the late 90s and 2000s I picked up a lot of 20th century classical CDs on Nonesuch. A part was their cool minimalism design aesthetic. I’m sometimes shallow that way. 😎
Bolero by Munch & Boston Symphony was often played in my house when I was growing up. I had forgotten about the album until this video. I'm grateful that I was introduced to classical when I was growing up.
@@mazzysmusic Yes, but I love The Beatles, your passion for visual arts and your memories, and from MJ I learn a lot about classical music, audiophile pressings and I love how he talks about records, with a lot of information but without arrogance. I mean, I love the passion you guys show
You put Classical on my brain and listened to Beethoven’s 9th by the Chicago Symphony last night and mentioned you over on Hoffman. Now, I’m thinking of buying some classical. You and Michael are very, very bad for the pocketbook! I hope you do more classical videos.
Great overview of all kinds of Classical! My wife was raised listening to Classical music and consequently we have quite a number of albums. Also I had a coworker who's husband was the Classical albums reviewer for the LA Times and she let me go through thousands of LPs and choose whatever I wanted. So, I'll never feel like I know Classical music but I know I do like a lot of it and there's quite a few albums to play around here.
I wish the volume was a little louder so I could listen to you on my phone in my pocket while I am working. Every one of your videos are so well done and turn me on to something new.
I just picked up 25 classical albums for $20 from another guy in town. Discog medium price for those 25 together was $350. People just don’t know which ones really have value and also what has a wonderful sound
Good work Mazzy. I grew up among my dad's classical records though he unfortunately got rid of his entire collection 20 years ago and I don't have the shelf space now to replace what he had for myself. I still pick up the odd one though, often when a particular cover jumps out at me as one I recognise. Classical jackets are the best.
It took me years to appreciate classical music (and jazz). Nigel Kennedy playing Beethoven's Violin Concerto with Klaus Tennstedt conducting. A concerto called sublime. Glenn Gould playing Bach. Anne-Sophie Mutter playing Sibelius. Kronos box on my wish list.
Thank you for doing a video on this topic, Mazzy. I too have a great love of classical music. I appreciate what you're saying about learning about the genres you are not an expert on. Many people don't understand my love of classical music, and I feel that they are missing out big time. Love that you're showcasing Rachel's, Arvo Pärt, Kronos Quartet here! Gorecki's 3rd Symphony is a masterpiece. If you havent' already I strongly recommend you picking up the recent record with Penderecki conducting and Beth Gibbons from Pertishead singing on Gorecki's piece. A more avantgarde classical album I highly recommend is Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire) and Colin Stetson's joint album "Never Were The Way She Was". Violin and saxophone cacophony alert! Take care! Jacob
This is the first video of this kind I've seen where a number of records I own myself are discussed, though I consider most of them essential and not "far out". You have a number of good comments, even though classical music may not be your main thing. Bravo.
The "oboe player" highly recommended this record. I couldn't agree more. "Schererazade" by Rimsky Korsakov, performed by Fritz Reiner and Chicago Symphony on RCA "Living Stereo" recording. For being an old recording, the remaster is superb.
Thanks Mazzy. Somewhat Memories of a Vinyl Junkie-esque, yet not focused on one particular period in your life. I enjoy the various Kronos Quartet/Terry Riley albums. - Chris
Op shop classical records are a great way to get into this category. Some great albums can be had for pennies. Would love to have a copy of that AP Starker set!
Most enjoyable selection. Do you know Philip Glass's "Aguas de Amazonia", a collaboration with the Brazilian group Uakti? It has become my favorite Glass CD -- I highly, highly recommend. My next favorite is a disc of his piano music by the incredible young pianist Vikingur Olafsson on Deutsche Grammophon (also available on LP). Every recording by Olafsson is a must-buy. His disc of solo Bach is one for the ages.
I too was introduced to Prokofiev's Troika from the Lt. Kije Suite by "Love and Death"! I remember trying to hum it to a salesperson in the Classical section of a record store, in those pre-Shazam days.
Hi Mazzy another informative video they are always from the hart,I’m a huge classical music fan my self trying to recommend a starting point to somebody is nearly impossible, if you think about all the music stiles there is in pop music it doesn’t come any were near what you have in classical music you have over 500 years for staters,but you covered some great music in a shot time and without getting out of your depth!!always enjoy your videos.thanks Tony.
“Enjoy learning about something new” Well said, and translates to almost anything. I’ve got a fair amount of Deutche Grammophon records and some of their Archiv series I should revisit, or actually visit in the first place.
Love this Mazzy. Correct pronunciations be damned! It's about the music!! Thanks for the kind shout-out as always! Much obliged. That Landfall lp is great. Still need to grab that one. Have you ever heard the film score to the Darren Aronofsky's 'The Fountain'? It's Kronos Quartet w/ Clint Mansell and Mogwai. Gorgeous and deep music. Cool to see you show Rachel/s. She's so rad. I think of all the Glass material, I really love his score for the 2002 film The Hours - gorgeous solo piano. I still need to get that Saint-Saens/Munch record. Been in my wish/want list for months and months. Bet it has some great low-end. Johann is superb! What is the other title of his that you got - I can't recall? My fave of his work is one called 'Orphee'. Too good! Cheers, Sir!
@@mazzysmusic Check The Fountain. It's SUPERB. There are a couple of ltd vinyl pressings that are super pricey and apparently NOT good sounding. Go for the CD. Here's a sampling: ruclips.net/video/04Fea6JVHo4/видео.html
hey mazzy...i loved this video....and your pronunciations and information were pretty much spot on...i love the moniker 'wagner is the led zeppelin of classical'...perfect....and yes...classical was always a shitshow when it came to the record store (i worked in several)...if you have dutoit conducting yo-yo ma playing rachmaninoff, does it go under dutoit, ma, or rachmaninoff....ya' never know...but you really made me homesick for llincoln center and the met back home...i used to see great operas and classical performances there...i actually performed in a production of 'pagliacci' (so very long ago)....i also love solo cello (my favorite instrument to listen to)...check out jacqueline du pre and mischa maisky...but also you should check out martha argerich, a classical pianist who plays outside the box...you may dig her....all genres are meant to be savored in their own flavor....peace always my friend...rocky
Ok call me crazy but I thought classical music was basically Deutsche Grammophon and that’s it...There is avant garde classical music? Wow I truly have learned something new from you today Mazzy👍
Intro to classical collected 65 cd the great composers set 5 pound a fortnight get a magazine first cd beethhoven 5th symphony with otto klemperer.opened my eyes and ears to classical music.
Living in a small town in Kansas, I don't have a lot of opportunity to discuss Harry Partch (or liberal politics for that matter). I'm starved for classical channels on RUclips, though I do enjoy poetryonplastic. I thought he was a little harsh on Igor's recording of Le Sacre, I've always had a soft spot in my heart (maybe my head) for it. My favorite version is the Bamberg Symphony with Jonathan Nott on Tudor. I would love to have Michael's discogs collection list. I have access to yours, I get kick out of going through it. Mine is emerydenver, for whenever you're looking for tedium. I really like your memoirs on your journey through records. I have similar experiences under very different circumstances (I turn 66 next week). I don't comment much but I watch a lot.
Yeah perhaps I am a little too negative towards it. I guess in my mind because it’s such a heavily recorded piece and there are so many better examples that get overshadowed by the Stravinsky version. The playing on that recording is really fine, mostly because the musicians had such a huge respect for the composer. I guess my main gripe with it is that the interpretation is a little “cold”, by that time Stravinskys music was completely different from the music of the 1910s, and I think he was interpreting it more through the window of his contemporary stylistic ideas. I think this piece really shines with a more Strauss-esq impassioned reading, which is why I love the Bernstein so much.
Hey Paul. Thanks for commenting and watching. My Discogs is only half done with none of my classical or CDs yet included. I simply love the sound of music. It’s a cliche maybe but I’ll try almost anything 🌸
@@poetryonplastic It's a lot more fun giving honest opinions. Musicians playing in the Columbia Symphony I'm sure knew the piece inside out and weren't overly dependent on Igor's cues. At Penn State in the early 70s I sang in a performance of Les Noce, I did a lot of complex counting because I knew there were no cues coming (many rests affording no rest). I would love to check out your collection on discogs if I may.
Don't run away. There is an awful lot of MONEY in classical vinyl. If you find an old record by Leonid Kogan in a charity shop, buy it, because it could be worth $10,000. If you find an old classical record with a SAX prefix, buy it, because it will likely have a significant value. The records worth money are often pressed in Great Britain. Other names to look for: David Oistrakh, Russian violinist, and Georgy Cziffra one of the greatest pianists of all time. With respect to music, if you are American, try Aaron Copland's Billy the Kid (1938). For Chopin, concert pianists Malcuzynski and Australian Roger Woodward are the best (fun fact: Chopin is Barry Manilow's favourite composer behind Laura Nyro). For Franz Listz, Cziffra is the man. For the best intro to classical music, see the stunningly sexy and beautiful Khatia Buniatishvili play Clair de Lune to perfection (red dress version) - its the best music video I've ever discovered on youtube.
Would you like me to help you with pronouncing some names, I got a knack for it. I was raised on classical but not a wide variety of composers. When I was rebuilding my coll3ction I got a ton of classical from a person in town, I chose what I wanted. What I love about classical, and why I show it, is the stories. So many incredible and often funny stories. Steve
Nice one Mazzy. Thanks! I worked in record stores in the 70s as well, one of which was the infamous chain Odyssey Records. They had a classical store in San Francisco, at which I worked only briefly. But its original store was in Santa Cruz. You mentioned John Cage and I thought of his fellow composer friend Morton Feldman. Are you familiar with him? I play his work in my art studio regularly. His work could be said to be minimalist possibly but with an entirely different approach and sensibility. I particularly love his piano work but also have an audio DVD of his six hour long string quartet, and many other pieces. The fantastic web resource Ubu web, www.ubu.com there are a series of recorded conversation between Cage and Feldman that I highly recommend you at least check out.
@@mazzysmusic Yes, short lived, I lived on Sutter at that time, 1976-1977-ish. Odyssey met an ignoble end. That's why the store closed. I was told record shipments meant for other record stores' (not Odyssey) were disappearing in transit and ending up in Odyssey's warehouse. FBI caught up with the owners tactics. It wasn't me, I swear!!
Hey Mazzy, thank you for the kind shout-out. I WISH I played in the Philadelphia Orchestra, hell I've never even been to Philadelphia.... maybe someday.
Envious of that John Cage record, I need more of his stuff on vinyl. I had a theory professor in my undergrad who told our class a story once about the Met Premiere of Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach. Apparently John Cage showed up with a pillow, laid down in the aisle, and took a nap during the performance. Afterwords Philip Glass said "Only John Cage truly understands my music!"
I absolutely love John Adams and his poignant topical works. I actually was at the opening night of Death of Klighoffer at the met opera back when I lived in new york. There was a huge crowd of protestors outside, one lady on a megaphone was on a long rant that somehow included comparing the New York Times to Joseph Goebbels... Inside some of the protestors had tickets and shouted down the singers and dancers (in the first act at least, most of them were gone by intermission). Have you ever heard Dr. Atomic? That's another one of his works I really enjoy.
Of course I realized I said Philly but was thinking Phoenix. OY. I remember reading about all the Klinghoffer protests. Yeah I was exposed to many of these 20th century composers because of Kronos as I’ve seen them countless times and have most of their CDs. If I ever make another video like this, you should be on camera simply translating what I’m trying to convey about the music and of course the correct pronunciations. It can be a modernist conception performance piece. Or I just show thirty copies of Sgt Pepper while you show different classical albums. Stay well ✌🏻
and no, I do not know of Dr Atomic.
@@mazzysmusic ruclips.net/video/CNP9Ayq-6qA/видео.html
@@poetryonplastic oh right. I’ve never heard it myself but remember when it debut in San Francisco. Oppenheimer story.
In the late 90s and 2000s I picked up a lot of 20th century classical CDs on Nonesuch. A part was their cool minimalism design aesthetic. I’m sometimes shallow that way. 😎
Classical is the best value in used records. Tons of masterpieces for a few bucks.
Yup ✌🏽
Bolero by Munch & Boston Symphony was often played in my house when I was growing up. I had forgotten about the album until this video. I'm grateful that I was introduced to classical when I was growing up.
Great video Mazzy! Yours and @poetryonplastic's are my favorite VC channels!
Wow. Thank you. We are so different .
@@mazzysmusic Yes, but I love The Beatles, your passion for visual arts and your memories, and from MJ I learn a lot about classical music, audiophile pressings and I love how he talks about records, with a lot of information but without arrogance. I mean, I love the passion you guys show
You put Classical on my brain and listened to Beethoven’s 9th by the Chicago Symphony last night and mentioned you over on Hoffman. Now, I’m thinking of buying some classical. You and Michael are very, very bad for the pocketbook! I hope you do more classical videos.
Ha. Yeah I saw your post over there. But wasn’t it in a jazz thread ? 🤓😘😎
@@mazzysmusic True but on the Jazz thread people also post what non jazz they may be listening to.
Great overview of all kinds of Classical! My wife was raised listening to Classical music and consequently we have quite a number of albums. Also I had a coworker who's husband was the Classical albums reviewer for the LA Times and she let me go through thousands of LPs and choose whatever I wanted. So, I'll never feel like I know Classical music but I know I do like a lot of it and there's quite a few albums to play around here.
I wish the volume was a little louder so I could listen to you on my phone in my pocket while I am working. Every one of your videos are so well done and turn me on to something new.
I just picked up 25 classical albums for $20 from another guy in town. Discog medium price for those 25 together was $350. People just don’t know which ones really have value and also what has a wonderful sound
Good work Mazzy. I grew up among my dad's classical records though he unfortunately got rid of his entire collection 20 years ago and I don't have the shelf space now to replace what he had for myself. I still pick up the odd one though, often when a particular cover jumps out at me as one I recognise. Classical jackets are the best.
It took me years to appreciate classical music (and jazz). Nigel Kennedy playing Beethoven's Violin Concerto with Klaus Tennstedt conducting. A concerto called sublime. Glenn Gould playing Bach. Anne-Sophie Mutter playing Sibelius. Kronos box on my wish list.
nice mixture of music Mazzy, i enjoyed it !
Thank you for doing a video on this topic, Mazzy. I too have a great love of classical music. I appreciate what you're saying about learning about the genres you are not an expert on. Many people don't understand my love of classical music, and I feel that they are missing out big time.
Love that you're showcasing Rachel's, Arvo Pärt, Kronos Quartet here! Gorecki's 3rd Symphony is a masterpiece. If you havent' already I strongly recommend you picking up the recent record with Penderecki conducting and Beth Gibbons from Pertishead singing on Gorecki's piece. A more avantgarde classical album I highly recommend is Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire) and Colin Stetson's joint album "Never Were The Way She Was". Violin and saxophone cacophony alert!
Take care!
Jacob
This is the first video of this kind I've seen where a number of records I own myself are discussed, though I consider most of them essential and not "far out". You have a number of good comments, even though classical music may not be your main thing. Bravo.
It’s not my main thing but I enjoy a lot of it. Thank you ✌🏼
The "oboe player" highly recommended this record. I couldn't agree more. "Schererazade" by Rimsky Korsakov, performed by Fritz Reiner and Chicago Symphony on RCA "Living Stereo" recording. For being an old recording, the remaster is superb.
Great to see some classical too.
Mazzy. Cello is my favorite instrument.
Thanks Mazzy. Somewhat Memories of a Vinyl Junkie-esque, yet not focused on one particular period in your life. I enjoy the various Kronos Quartet/Terry Riley albums. - Chris
Op shop classical records are a great way to get into this category. Some great albums can be had for pennies. Would love to have a copy of that AP Starker set!
Love dvorak new world symphony no 9.
Most enjoyable selection. Do you know Philip Glass's "Aguas de Amazonia", a collaboration with the Brazilian group Uakti? It has become my favorite Glass CD -- I highly, highly recommend. My next favorite is a disc of his piano music by the incredible young pianist Vikingur Olafsson on Deutsche Grammophon (also available on LP). Every recording by Olafsson is a must-buy. His disc of solo Bach is one for the ages.
I too was introduced to Prokofiev's Troika from the Lt. Kije Suite by "Love and Death"! I remember trying to hum it to a salesperson in the Classical section of a record store, in those pre-Shazam days.
Hi Mazzy another informative video they are always from the hart,I’m a huge classical music fan my self trying to recommend a starting point to somebody is nearly impossible, if you think about all the music stiles there is in pop music it doesn’t come any were near what you have in classical music you have over 500 years for staters,but you covered some great music in a shot time and without getting out of your depth!!always enjoy your videos.thanks Tony.
“Enjoy learning about something new” Well said, and translates to almost anything. I’ve got a fair amount of Deutche Grammophon records and some of their Archiv series I should revisit, or actually visit in the first place.
Love this Mazzy. Correct pronunciations be damned! It's about the music!! Thanks for the kind shout-out as always! Much obliged. That Landfall lp is great. Still need to grab that one. Have you ever heard the film score to the Darren Aronofsky's 'The Fountain'? It's Kronos Quartet w/ Clint Mansell and Mogwai. Gorgeous and deep music. Cool to see you show Rachel/s. She's so rad. I think of all the Glass material, I really love his score for the 2002 film The Hours - gorgeous solo piano. I still need to get that Saint-Saens/Munch record. Been in my wish/want list for months and months. Bet it has some great low-end. Johann is superb! What is the other title of his that you got - I can't recall? My fave of his work is one called 'Orphee'. Too good! Cheers, Sir!
I don't have the Fountain but I do have Clint Mansell's score for Requiem for a Dream, another Aronofsky film
@@mazzysmusic Check The Fountain. It's SUPERB. There are a couple of ltd vinyl pressings that are super pricey and apparently NOT good sounding. Go for the CD. Here's a sampling: ruclips.net/video/04Fea6JVHo4/видео.html
hey mazzy...i loved this video....and your pronunciations and information were pretty much spot on...i love the moniker 'wagner is the led zeppelin of classical'...perfect....and yes...classical was always a shitshow when it came to the record store (i worked in several)...if you have dutoit conducting yo-yo ma playing rachmaninoff, does it go under dutoit, ma, or rachmaninoff....ya' never know...but you really made me homesick for llincoln center and the met back home...i used to see great operas and classical performances there...i actually performed in a production of 'pagliacci' (so very long ago)....i also love solo cello (my favorite instrument to listen to)...check out jacqueline du pre and mischa maisky...but also you should check out martha argerich, a classical pianist who plays outside the box...you may dig her....all genres are meant to be savored in their own flavor....peace always my friend...rocky
Ok call me crazy but I thought classical music was basically Deutsche Grammophon and that’s it...There is avant garde classical music? Wow I truly have learned something new from you today Mazzy👍
If you are new to opera and afraid to jump in, I highly recommend "Mad About Puccini" CD. You won't be disappointed.
Intro to classical collected 65 cd the great composers set 5 pound a fortnight get a magazine first cd beethhoven 5th symphony with otto klemperer.opened my eyes and ears to classical music.
Living in a small town in Kansas, I don't have a lot of opportunity to discuss Harry Partch (or liberal politics for that matter). I'm starved for classical channels on RUclips, though I do enjoy poetryonplastic. I thought he was a little harsh on Igor's recording of Le Sacre, I've always had a soft spot in my heart (maybe my head) for it. My favorite version is the Bamberg Symphony with Jonathan Nott on Tudor. I would love to have Michael's discogs collection list. I have access to yours, I get kick out of going through it. Mine is emerydenver, for whenever you're looking for tedium. I really like your memoirs on your journey through records. I have similar experiences under very different circumstances (I turn 66 next week). I don't comment much but I watch a lot.
Yeah perhaps I am a little too negative towards it. I guess in my mind because it’s such a heavily recorded piece and there are so many better examples that get overshadowed by the Stravinsky version. The playing on that recording is really fine, mostly because the musicians had such a huge respect for the composer. I guess my main gripe with it is that the interpretation is a little “cold”, by that time Stravinskys music was completely different from the music of the 1910s, and I think he was interpreting it more through the window of his contemporary stylistic ideas. I think this piece really shines with a more Strauss-esq impassioned reading, which is why I love the Bernstein so much.
Hey Paul. Thanks for commenting and watching. My Discogs is only half done with none of my classical or CDs yet included.
I simply love the sound of music. It’s a cliche maybe but I’ll try almost anything 🌸
@@poetryonplastic It's a lot more fun giving honest opinions. Musicians playing in the Columbia Symphony I'm sure knew the piece inside out and weren't overly dependent on Igor's cues. At Penn State in the early 70s I sang in a performance of Les Noce, I did a lot of complex counting because I knew there were no cues coming (many rests affording no rest). I would love to check out your collection on discogs if I may.
Don't run away. There is an awful lot of MONEY in classical vinyl. If you find an old record by Leonid Kogan in a charity shop, buy it, because it could be worth $10,000. If you find an old classical record with a SAX prefix, buy it, because it will likely have a significant value. The records worth money are often pressed in Great Britain. Other names to look for: David Oistrakh, Russian violinist, and Georgy Cziffra one of the greatest pianists of all time. With respect to music, if you are American, try Aaron Copland's Billy the Kid (1938). For Chopin, concert pianists Malcuzynski and Australian Roger Woodward are the best (fun fact: Chopin is Barry Manilow's favourite composer behind Laura Nyro). For Franz Listz, Cziffra is the man.
For the best intro to classical music, see the stunningly sexy and beautiful Khatia Buniatishvili play Clair de Lune to perfection (red dress version) - its the best music video I've ever discovered on youtube.
Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians, you need this Mazzy!
Have on CD. ✌🏻
@@mazzysmusic good to hear! What a phenomenal piece of work. It was my introduction to minimalism from an art teacher of mine.
Would you like me to help you with pronouncing some names, I got a knack for it. I was raised on classical but not a wide variety of composers. When I was rebuilding my coll3ction I got a ton of classical from a person in town, I chose what I wanted. What I love about classical, and why I show it, is the stories. So many incredible and often funny stories. Steve
Adverts a very big part to play on recognising classical music.
Nice one Mazzy. Thanks! I worked in record stores in the 70s as well, one of which was the infamous chain Odyssey Records. They had a classical store in San Francisco, at which I worked only briefly. But its original store was in Santa Cruz. You mentioned John Cage and I thought of his fellow composer friend Morton Feldman. Are you familiar with him? I play his work in my art studio regularly. His work could be said to be minimalist possibly but with an entirely different approach and sensibility. I particularly love his piano work but also have an audio DVD of his six hour long string quartet, and many other pieces. The fantastic web resource Ubu web, www.ubu.com there are a series of recorded conversation between Cage and Feldman that I highly recommend you at least check out.
Odyssey has a short lived cool store on Sutter Street in San Francisco. Heard of Feldman but don’t know anything.
@@mazzysmusic Yes, short lived, I lived on Sutter at that time, 1976-1977-ish. Odyssey met an ignoble end. That's why the store closed. I was told record shipments meant for other record stores' (not Odyssey) were disappearing in transit and ending up in Odyssey's warehouse. FBI caught up with the owners tactics. It wasn't me, I swear!!
There is only good or bad music.
All music is valid, even if it's only appreciated by it's creator.
that's even deeper.
Be afraid.... The more you listen to classical the more your pinky sticks up in the air....
Solo cello: Jacqueline du Pre is the benchmark.
I used to a lot of classical many years ago but it’s not something that calls me these days.